[nzlug] iptables problems...

Michael Adams linux_mike at paradise.net.nz
Mon Feb 18 19:21:04 NZDT 2008


Shorewall isn't hardware, it is a software setup that sorts IPTables for
you. Sort of like an extra layer.

On Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:02:13 +1300
Steve Holdoway wrote:

> ...unfortunately it's a remote site, and there's no way I can add
> extra hardware between it and the internet (:
> 
> On Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:30:31 +1300
> "Robert Coup" <robert.coup at onetrackmind.co.nz> wrote:
> 
> > I'd be tempted just to use something like Shorewall... it makes this
> > stuff a whole pile easier unless you're doing something particularly
> > clever. Its available in most distros, and the docs are good.
> > 
> > http://www.shorewall.net/
> > 

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Michael

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